Croatian Church of St Cyril & Methodius & St Raphael

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Croatian parish of St. Cyril and Methodius and St. Raphael’s is a Roman Catholic parish and is part of the Archdiocese of New York. The parish is located in the central part of Manhattan at 502 W 41^st Street, New York, NY 10 036, near the entrance to the «Lincoln «tunnel.

Although as a parish it’s been in existence for 100 years, in this place and under this name since 1974. It was created through the merger of two parishes, parish of St. Raphael and Croatian parish of St. Cyril and Methodius, which was located 10 city blocks north of today’s address. The church and the parish is a center of religious and cultural life of the Croatian Community of the metropolis and its environs. All liturgies and sacraments are mainly in the Croatian language. In addition to regular sacramental life, within the parish there are folk groups and the school of Croatian language, which proudly bears the name of Blessed Aloysius Stepinac.

History

Established in 1913.

The Church of Saints Cyril & Methodius and St. Raphael. is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 502 West 41^st Street in Hell’s Kitchen /​Clinton, Manhattan, New York City, near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. It was established in 1974 from the parish merger of St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church and SS. Cyril & Methodius and is staffed by the Franciscan Friars. The church is located in the former St. Raphael’s Church. It is the city’s Croatian American parish.